# Census abstainers **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 7, 2000, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/census-abstainers/21677 "2000-06-07T18:24:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ricksummon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ricksummon/32/3333_2.png) [@ricksummon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricksummon)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2000, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/census-abstainers/21677/21 "2000-06-10T20:14:32Z")
Honestly, why are people so pissed off at having to fill out a form for the census? In the old days, you and your pregnant wife had to get on a donkey and travel several days to Bethlehem, only to find there was no room in the inn because of all the other people there for the census, so your wife had to give birth in a stable surrounded by shepherds and wise men. ---
**Author:** ![shulmahn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@shulmahn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shulmahn)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2000, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/census-abstainers/21677/22 "2000-06-10T20:45:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > Honestly, why are people so pissed off at having to fill out a form for the census? In the old days, you and your pregnant wife had to get on a donkey and travel several days to Bethlehem, only to find there was no room in the inn because of all the other people there for the census, so your wife had to give birth in a stable surrounded by shepherds and wise men. > \*\* And then you find out there really wasn’t a census that year and you are left wondering why the hell you travelled to Bethlehem especially when Nazareth is so beautiful at the time of the year. At least you get the off-season rates… :o [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/census-abstainers/21677.md?page=1)